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• or|tho|pe|dics — «AWR thuh PEE dihks», noun. the branch of surgery that deals with the deformities and diseases of bones and joints, especially in children. ╂[< French orthopédique < orthopédie < New Latin orthopaedia < Greek orthós straight + paideíā …   Useful english dictionary

• tho — acan·tho·ceph·a·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·ce·re·us; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; acan·tho·cyb·i·um; ac·an·tho·dea; ac·an·tho·des; ac·an·tho·dii; acan·tho·li·mon; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·phis; acan·tho·pod; acan·tho·pore; acan·tho·scel·i·des;… …   English syllables

• dics — log·o·pe·dics; or·tho·pe·dics; phar·ma·co·pe·dics; or·tho·pae·dics; …   English syllables

• orthopaedics — or·tho·pae·dics …   English syllables

• orthopedics — or·tho·pe·dics …   English syllables

• Orthopedics — The branch of surgery broadly concerned with the skeletal system (bones). Orthopedics is how this field of surgery is listed under Physicians & Surgeons in the telephone Yellow Pages in Jacksonville, Florida. This spelling is quite common today.… …   Medical dictionary

• orthopedics — or•tho•pe•dics or or•tho•pae•dics [[t]ˌɔr θəˈpi dɪks[/t]] n. med (used with a sing. v.) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, esp. the extremities and the spine, and… …   From formal English to slang

• OR — OR; clam·or; clang·or; col·or; co·or·di·nate; en·deav·or; ex·te·ri·or; hem·or·rhage; hem·or·rhoi·dal; hon·or; hon·or·able; hon·or·ary; hon·or·if·ic; in·te·ri·or; me·te·or; mon·or·chid; or·a·cle; or·ange; or·a·to·ri·an; or·a·to·ry; or·bit;… …   English syllables

• pae — gym·no·pae·dia; hy·pae·thral; pae·dog·a·mous; pae·dog·a·my; pae·do·genesis; pae·do·ge·net·ic; pae·do·mor·phic; pae·do·mor·phism; pae·do·mor·pho·sis; pae·do·mor·phy; pae·do·tribe; pae·nu·la; pae·on; pae·o·nia; pae·o·ni·a·ce·ae; pae·o·ny; pae·pae;… …   English syllables

• Orthopaedics — The branch of surgery broadly concerned with the skeletal system (bones). This particular term is commonly misspelled. Orthopedics is how this field of surgery is listed under Physicians & Surgeons in the telephone Yellow Pages in Jacksonville,… …   Medical dictionary